Q.1
Which of the following artists aren't on the schedule for the 2013 edition of FitzGerald's American Music Festival in Berwyn (fitzgeraldsnightclub.com)?
NRBQ.
Melissa Etheridge.
Tributosaurus Becomes Tom Petty.
Q.2
The director of Google's secretive research lab, Google X, is ...
Astro Teller.
Ban Ki Teller.
Astro Turflinski.
Q.3
The "Star Trek" movie "Into Darkness" most closely (but not completely) parallels is ...
"The Undiscovered Country."
"Generations."
"The Wrath of Khan."
Q.4
What did CNN's Wolf Blitzer ask an Oklahoma tornado survivor?
"Do you have a bathroom?"
"Do you praise Jesus?"
"Do you thank the Lord?"
Q.5
In a speech to a rally over Chicago school closings -- broadcast live via and since archived on the Meyerson Facebook page (facebook.com/meyerson) -- 9-year-old Asean Johnson said:
"Rahm Emanuel ... is a great mayor, but ... he's not listening to us."
"Rahm Emanuel ... cares about ... nobody else but himself."
"Rahm Emanuel ... cares about ... Chicago's schools."
Q.6
According to The Huffington Post, the two U.S. senators from tornado-devastated Oklahoma ...
Opposed legislation that would have granted necessary funding for FEMA when it was set to run out of money.
Backed a plan to slash disaster relief to victims of Hurricane Sandy.
Both of the above.
None of the above.
Q.7
The creator of the ubiquitous GIF image format says it's properly pronounced ...
"JIF" (soft G).
"GIF" (hard G).
Either's fine.
Q.8
Captain America's shield is made of ...
Vibranium.
Wakandium.
Nth metal.
Q.9
Guests on the May 23, 2013, edition of Chicago Newsroom (youtube.com/user/chicantv) were ...
Business reporters Andrew Wang, Rex Huppke and John Pletz.
Chicago multimedia journalists Rob Hart, Scott Stantis and Jen Sabella.
Education reporters Linda Lutton, Sarah Karp and Noreen Ahmed-Ullah.
Q.10
In the tweeted opinion of your quizmaster (twitter.com/meyerson), "Sweet potatoes belong in ...
... the vegetable kingdom's uncanny valley."
... pies, and pies alone."
... everyone's garden."